Hang in there for me. I’m working on plans for this winter that I think you’ll like!
In the meantime, check out the links below. Don’t miss the Toby Gibben’s podcast. He’s the real star of the podcast he did with me. Thanks Toby. You rock!
Janelle
My newest podcast: The Toby Gibben Shout Out! Radio podcast from Great Britain:
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New Book Trailer for Geronimo’s Laptop!
Are we having fun yet or what?
Check out the photo in the background. I spent the morning touring a wonderful garden in Tucson when we were there to premiere Geronimo, Life on the Reservation. My new novel, Geronimo’s Laptop, is an extension of that show which was closed down because of Covid. Funny how things work out. He was hired immediately to perform in the Yellowstone tv series. The new season of Yellowstone is coming up. Search for it on your tv channels!
Geronimo’s Laptop is now on Kindle! Paperback! and Audible!
Order yours today!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Such a creative novel and perfect for all generations
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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Janelle Meraz has captured the old Medicine Man Geronimo during his later years at Ft. Sill, adjacent to Lawton, OK, where she grew up and where every school kid knew who Geronimo was. Her masterful work of allowing 21st-century electronics to help the old Indian make a case for real freedom for his people to return to their homeland hopefully will allow today’s young readers to better know the Chiricahua warrior.
Thank you, Dan Collier
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a creative novel and perfect for all generations
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
Verified Purchase
Janelle Meraz has captured the old Medicine Man Geronimo during his later years at Ft. Sill, adjacent to Lawton, OK, where she grew up and where every school kid knew who Geronimo was. Her masterful work of allowing 21st century electronics to help the old Indian make a case for real freedom for his people to return to their homeland hopefully will allow today’s young readers to better know the Chiricahua warrior.
dan collier
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a creative novel and perfect for all generations
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
Verified Purchase
Janelle Meraz has captured the old Medicine Man Geronimo during his later years at Ft. Sill, adjacent to Lawton, OK, where she grew up and where every school kid knew who Geronimo was. Her masterful work of allowing 21st century electronics to help the old Indian make a case for real freedom for his people to return to their homeland hopefully will allow today’s young readers to better know the Chiricahua warrior.
An excerpt from Geronimo’s Laptop
One of my favorite characters in Geronimo’s Laptop is an old settler named Jo, who tells Geronimo she has sold her farm to the government and is heading West. The bonnet she is wearing in the book is just like the bonnet my grandmother made for me when she told her stories about life on a wagon train with her new husband. I still have it, it’s the same one in the photo! Writers tend to be very archival, you know…
“What do you do during the day, Mr. Geronimo?” asks a woman with weathered skin and her hair pulled back in a tight bun. Her faded calico dress in a floral fabric and faded calico bonnet older than her dress makes her look like one of the original settlers. Geronimo has seen these cotton hats before. Designed with a wide brim, they tie under the chin with a fabric tie and unbutton at the back so a woman can lay it flat to dry after it is washed. She is quite a contrast from the women wearing fancy beribboned bonnets with flowers and dead birds decorating the top he usually sees. In her own way, she is a lot more interesting.
Why is she here? Geronimo wonders if he and his warriors ever hurt one of her family members. It is unlikely. Mainly Comanches and Kiowas roamed the area when Indians were free. Even so, he approaches her cautiously, but she remains quiet and polite.
“Do you live around here, ma’am?” Geronimo asks gently.
“Call me Jo. I did. But not anymore. The government just bought my farm kit and caboodle for a pretty penny. I’m catching the next train west to live with my daughter in California.”
“Are you sad to leave, Jo?”
“Hell, no! Two days ago, my well ran dry and my last cow died. This morning, just when I was wondering how I was going to bury poor old Bessie all by myself, there was a knock on the door and a man with a briefcase showed me a check with a lot of zeros on it. I tried to be honest and tell him the well had run dry. He said that was okay. Then, I told him my last cow had just died. He said he was sorry to hear it, but that was okay too. Then, I told him the house is falling apart. He said it didn’t matter because they were going to blow it to smithereens with their cannons anyway. Quicker than a turtle on roller skates, I shoved some clean clothes into my carpet bag, threw in a few photos, and hitched a ride back to town with him.” As Geronimo was walking away, she said, “I do feel real sorry for Bessie though. Poor cow deserved a decent burial. I asked the man if he could help me bury her real quick but he said he hadn’t brought a shovel. I told him I had one but I don’t think he heard me,” she says, feigning puzzlement.
The rest of Geronimo’s visitors grab whatever they can reach to hide their laughter. Men hide their faces behind their hats; women hold their purses in front of their grins. Jo’s sense of humor is so unexpected. Only a strong woman could live such a hard life and keep such a sense of humor. Although Geronimo had never met Jo when the Apaches were fighting the settlers, he remembers other women who must have been just like her. Strong. Resilient. Brave. Determined. Geronimo will never forget her. Or them.
A carriage pulls up. Jo’s ride to the train station has arrived.
Geronimo picks up the thread of his spiel before he met Jo, but his unexpected encounter with a former foe makes it difficult. “If I’m not having my picture taken somewhere or downtown sitting under the big bank clock selling my bows and arrows to tourists, I’m with my cattle. The army promised me no one will take our cattle unless we sell them. That’s a big deal because Naiche and I have helped Apaches to raise a huge herd and they’re worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Yeah. I’m not kidding you.” When he hears laughter, he immediately knows his audience is not laughing about his cows. They are laughing about poor Bessie. Stifling a chuckle, Geronimo charges determinedly on, accepting he has lost control of this visit hijacked by a pioneer woman and her dead cow…
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5.0 out of 5 stars HOOKED FROM PAGE ONE!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023
GERONIMO’S LAPTOP is a story of survival, strength, loss, heartbreak, and wonder. Humor is woven throughout the story, from its imaginative premise of a mystical laptop to the characters themselves. Janelle Meraz Hooper respects her subject and the circumstances and times that shaped his life. GERONIMO’S LAPTOP is a powerful and engaging history lesson. “In this way, Geronimo tells the story of his people: the pain mixed with humor. The humor mixed with pain. The sadness mixed with both.” (from page 32) VFG
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John W Brees
5.0 out of 5 stars In an Alternate Universe
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023
This was a fascinating story. Part history lesson, part science fiction, part speculative fiction, and entirely spot on. History is written by the victors, and the conquered rarely get a chance to tell their side. In Geronimo’s Laptop, however, author Janelle Meraz Hooper has finally done just that. It’s Geronimo as you’ve never encountered him before – human, pragmatic, philosophical, and determined to set the record straight. There’s humor, but it’s muted with the burden of truth it carries.
Geronimo’s personal liberty might have been reduced to the confines of Fort Sill Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, but his reputation could not be contained. As the American public sought out this living relic of Native America so they could say they had actually seen the infamous Geronimo and actually spoken with him, Geronimo milked their curiosity for all it was worth. And the laptop. Oh, yes. This technological marvel with supernatural programming is the icing on the cake. Essentially, Geronimo is past, present, and future. It’s an intriguing concept.
The bottom line, however, is that the reader finally gets to read the other side of the story, and it’s tough going. It’s an eye-opener for those of us who accepted what we’d been taught as gospel. Is there justice, after all? Perhaps. The lesson here is to question. Always question what you’ve been told. And in the questioning, the truth may finally be told.
Geronimo’s Laptop is history the way it should be taught. It’s got the hook, for sure. It’s also got the facts. Highly recommended.
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Elizabeth Lyon
5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love Geronimo’s WeSquawk network
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023
This story made me laugh and cry. Worth reading many times and recommending to others. Geronimo’s Laptop is among the most unique historical humor fantasies on earth! Set in Fort Sill, where the Apaches became POWs, Geronimo receives visitors and answers their questions. He’s well aware of his celebrity and does everything to utilize it to set the record straight, petition for his people’s freedom, and make money to help his tribe. Janelle Meraz Hooper, author of many novels, historical and modern and humorous (and some serious), adds the fantasy element of Geronimo using a laptop, that he, well, “borrowed” from one of the officers who is away from the base. With his setup of WeSquawk network, he can reach out to other “Indians,” dead or alive. Hooper deftly keeps suspense in the air through the mysterious appearances of white feathers, delivered from an unknown man, often to Geronimo’s beloved wife, and trying to locate the missing lieutenant who most understood and helped Geronimo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, Enlightening and Educational!
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023
Who would’ve thought Geronimo would ever use a laptop to communicate? Entertaining, educational, fantastical and fun. A very inventive way into the life of one of America’s most misunderstood historical figures. Geronimo lives… to send emails!
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Geronimo’s Missing Million-Dollar War Bonnet
Janelle Meraz Hooper
When I was writing the Geronimo, Life on the Reservation show for Rudy, I had written in an explanation of why Geronimo had a feathered war bonnet hanging on the wooden fence that surrounded his garden. It was too long to fit into the show, so I thought I’d share it with you here.
As you know, Apaches didn’t wear war bonnets. And Geronimo wasn’t a chief, but the Comanche Chief, Quanah Parker, was organizing a photo- shoot of the chiefs on the reservation and he wanted Geronimo to wear a war bonnet like the other warriors in the photo.
Geronimo didn’t have one, so Quanah loaned him one of his. At the end of the summit in Collinsville, Indian Territory on Oct. 19, 1907, 78-year-old Geronimo “gave” the bonnet—decorated with a tail of 48 feet of eagle feathers—to two gentlemen friends. Notice I put “gave” in quotes. I have no proof, but I suspect the two gentlemen had something Geronimo wanted. Most likely, cattle.
I have no idea how Quanah reacted when he discovered his elegant war bonnet had been given way. However, in 1999—Ninety-two years after the photo was taken, the most recent owner of the bonnet was charged by the FBI for trying to sell the war bonnet over the Internet for over a million dollars. It is hoped the headdress will ultimately belong to the Smithsonian.
Credit: October 19, 1999- Joseph A. Slobodzian Knight Ridder Newspapers and others. Illustration, Sherri Bails.
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Do you like Geronimo and Old West stories? I’ve been writing about Geronimo for years (I’m from Oklahoma!). Before I wrote Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, I wrote a Kindle short titled Escape to Laredo. In it, there’s a mention of Geronimo avoiding trains. I think you’ll like it:
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Escape to Laredo
Riding the train to America
Escape to Laredo, a literary Western short story. To escape a greedy, dangerous brother-in-law, Gregoria Marteen and her children are fleeing to America on a train after the death of her husband…
Thrown off the train in the middle of a desert because she didn’t have her tickets, Gregoria and her children have been rescued by a cowboy on his way to town for supplies…
Under a full moon, the combination of the cool air and the drops of water in her mouth from Wade’s canteen brought Gregoria around. The unorthodox picnic of biscuits and peaches was gobbled up by the children as if it were a Sunday meal at their father’s restaurante. When the food was gone, Wade loaded the woman onto his saddle, handed her the baby, and stacked the little girl with a head full of dark curls behind their mother. For safety and warmth, he tied her to her mother with a shawl he’d found among the discarded clothing. The little darling whispered in his ear, “I have some gold coins in my pocket. Want one?”
Wade smiled. Poor kid. If she had toy coins they must be all she had. As far as Wade could tell, the toddler didn’t even have a doll. What little girl didn’t have a doll? “No, honey, you keep it. Maybe you can buy yourself some ice cream when we get to town.” Her little face brightened at the thought.
A pastry chef, Gregoria’s first job in Texas is at Bettye Buford’s Bed & Table. It does not go well. Suitable for all ages. Kindle short. $1.99.
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Santa Monica PlayhouseApril 6 & 7
Hello! Santa Monica!
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation
is coming your way. Don’t miss it!
TICKETS for Rudy’s Geronimo, Life 0n the Reservation shows: online:
Box Office: 310-394-9779 ext. 1
2 shows: APRIL 6 & 7. 8:00 P. M. $20.00
Discount tickets 4 students, teachers, seniors, military, & groups of 8 or more: $15.00 Santa Monica area friends, please share!
Geronimo: “All of this could have been avoided if
the white man had just stayed home…”
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The photo is the only one I’ve ever seen of Geronimo wearing glasses. If you look closely, you’ll see the lenses were very thick. This is curious because, in his journal Burbank Among the Indians, E.A. Burbank wrote that, on the Fort Sill Indian reservation, Geronimo tried to set him up with a shooting contest using a little target the size of a quarter. He proposed that every time he would hit the target, Burbank would give Geronimo $10.00. Suspicious, Burbank suggested they just shoot for fun. Geronimo never missed a shot and Burbank never hit the target once. At the time, Geronimo was 70-years-old. (out of print, Caxton Printers. LTD. 1946) photo courtesy of Pinterest.
Rudy’s schedule for Geronimo, Life on the Reservation:
April 6 & 7- Santa Monica, CA Playhouse
April 19- Roxy Theatre, Muskogee, OK. The next night, at the same theatre, Rudy will be inducted into the Oklahoma Film Hall of Fame.
In August, for 2 shows, Rudy will be at the Western Legends Roundup in Kanab, UT. Dates to be announced.
I’m an indie-writer and I write on a lot of subjects. My latest is a suspense/romance titled A One-way Cruise to Africa. See my other books and stories here: Novels, short stories, and a play now touring staring Rudy Ramos!
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation
written by Janelle Meraz Hooper
Rudy Ramos as Geronimo
Note: Rudy is not touring right now because he has landed the part of Felix long In Kevin Costner’s series, Yellowstone. They are now filming Season 2 (Paramount Channel). He is accepting “Geronimo” dates when his film schedule allows.
My newest novel
“Trust your instincts. Then follow them.”
Kindle. Amazon. New Adult (19-29 & up). Suspense/romance.
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Rudy’s first reading of Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, courtesy of the 2013 High Chaparral Reunion, Tucson, AZ
Booking video. Bring Geronimo, Life on the Reservation to a theatre near you! Video courtesy of Late Bloomer Videos
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I’m the playwright and author of books in several genres. Available on PB &/or Kindle on Amazon. (The one-man show, of course, can only be seen in theatres.)
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Rudy will be back for a repeat performance
on Sat. August 25th at 4:00 PM in 2018!
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, starring Rudy Ramos, had two amazing performances at the Crescent Moon Theatre in Kanab, Utah. What a jewel of a theatre–it would have been worth the trip to see the theatre alone! A special thanks to Jeffrey Turner, manager, who made us feel so welcome and for finding my glasses that I lost during the performance!
Going to the Kanab Western Legends Roundup and Film Festival turned out to be one of the best trips of my life. Who knew? Actually, my main intention of the trip was to see Rudy perform his Geronimo, Life on the Reservation two more times, but I truly fell in love with Kanab and the other participants in the event. Right next door to us were the Wyatt McCrea’s, Joel McCrea’s grandson, On the other side was Rudy Ramos and his wife. Don Collier, Neil Summers, and Jeff McCarroll were on the end of our row. I could go on and on. The morning we left I woke up about 3:30 AM thinking I have to stay at least two more days. I NEED two more days! I feel a book here.
It’s the same feeling I got in Tombstone (It’s in my latest book—A One- Way Cruise to Africa–still without a cover! Hopefully it’ll be out by Christmas on Kindle.) As I’ve said before, as an indie-writer, it’s just me behind the curtain here–these things take time!
Western Legends Roundup, Kanab, UT 2017
great shows at the
Crescent Moon Theater!
2017, 2018
This is the YouTube link where Rudy Ramos first introduced his concept for his live show on Geronimo’s life after the great Apache warrior became a POW on the Ft. Sill Reservation. The actual show premiered during the 2014 High Chaparral Reunion in Phoenix, AZ. Since then, the traveling show has been given rave reviews.
Next performances will be August 25-26 at the Kanab, Utah at the Western Legends Roundup.
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The booking video below was made with my own two little hands. What fun! Many thanks to the talented people who graciously allowed me to incorporate their work. Anyone can tell you, this story of Geronimo is a true labor of love!
August 25 & 26th, 2017, Rudy will be performing his show in Kenab, Utah, during The Western Legends Roundup https://www.westernlegendsroundup.com/ the Roundup runs from August21-26th, 2017. Don’t miss it!
Tickets for Geronimo:
http://www.JanelleMerazHooper.com
When I wrote Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, a one-man show for Rudy Ramos, not all of my research made it into the show. There just wasn’t space! This is one of the stories I had to leave out…
This photo was taken at a photo-op at the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma in 1905 (Geronimo died in 1909) while Geronimo was a POW at the reservation in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Geronimo is wearing the top hat. The man next to Geronimo is Edward Le Clair, who was a Ponca. At the end of the day he gave his ornately beaded vest to Geronimo because the old warrior had admired it so much. The same day he drove the car (a 1904 Model C Locomobile), photographers also wanted Geronimo to show them how he killed buffalo. He admitted that he’d never killed a buffalo. Someone finally killed the bison and Geronimo posed next to it to have his picture taken. It was a win-win. The photographers got their photo and Geronimo got his picture taken, which he loved. Note: When Geronimo died, he was buried in the vest.
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation
I write in several genres. check out my books and stories!
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“Trust your instincts. Then follow them.”
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Director- Steve Railsback Written by- Janelle Meraz Hooper
Tickets: (805) 495-2163
Please share with your friends in the Thousand Oaks, CA area.
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A Kindle short from the writer of the one-man show Geronimo, Life on the ReservationSee the story on Amazon
To escape a greedy brother-in-law, Gregoria Marteen and her children are fleeing to America on a train after the death of her husband. A pastry chef, Gregoria’s first job in Texas is at Bettye Buford’s Bed & Table. It does not go well. Suitable for all ages.
…The conductor didn’t collect tickets until the train had left Mexico and had stopped in Laredo to pick up new passengers before it chugged its way across the Texas desert. The landscape was completely bare, and the passengers looked out across the hot, dry land without hope of seeing anything of interest through the windows of their stuffy railroad car. Not a tree. Not a bush. Not even a tarantula skittering across the desert floor.
“Tickets…tickets…tickets…,” the conductor droned as he moved down the train’s aisle. Gregoria watched him as he briefly stopped to talk to a group of cowboys who had just gotten aboard and were on their way to join a cattle drive. He politely refused when a cowboy offered him a swig of whiskey from a bottle he pulled out of a saddlebag. “There are no laws against drinking on a train as long as you’re a passenger, but rules prohibit my drinking with you,” he cheerfully explained.
The cowboys were in a good mood and looked forward to a long cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail up north toward Kansas with a big paycheck at the end. As the train rolled on, several cowboys settled in for a lengthy game of poker while a younger man softly strummed a guitar. The card players mostly ignored him now but later on in the middle of a long, boring cattle drive, they’d all come to appreciate their friend’s songs a lot more.
Gregoria held her breath when a banker in the middle of the car peppered the ticket-taker with questions about the likelihood of an Indian attack and she was relieved when the idea of seeing Indians excited the children more than frightened them. The eastern banker, a fiftyish man dressed in a three-piece suit that was much too warm for the trip, was beginning to hyperventilate. Unable to hide his nervousness, he kept up a list of questions that all started with “What if?” and ended with “What then?” The conductor tried to console him but some of his truthful answers made matters worse.
Finally, the cowboy with the bottle passed the whiskey up the aisle and told the man to take a drink. The banker gratefully took a big glug before he passed it back. When the banker noticed the soldiers on board and asked if they would protect them from robbers and Indians, the conductor had to honestly answer, “Probably not. There are only a few soldiers aboard the train and they are new recruits, unarmed, and untrained.”
Next, the banker wanted to know if there were armed guards in the boxcars to protect the bank’s money that was being transferred to Dallas. Patiently, the train employee admitted that “Company policy is to not put lives at risk to protect train shipments.”
The man’s whining was escalating and a soldier across the aisle from the panicky businessman became annoyed with the man’s cowardice and snorted underneath the cap he’d pulled down over his face, “Unless you see Geronimo and his band of Apaches,” the soldier said, “you’ll be fine. All of the other Indians are on the reservations.”
“And if I see Apaches? What then?” the banker queried.
“Then, you’ll be dead. No more problem,” the soldier answered matter-of-factly. Before he went back to sleep, he smiled at Gregoria and said out of earshot of the banker, “Don’t worry, ma’am. I’ve never heard of Geronimo chasing down a train. He seems to prefer stagecoaches…”
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Janelle Meraz Hooper is also the writer of the one-man show
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation
starring Rudy Ramos,
who is now working on the Yellowstone TV series.
Raised in Oklahoma, she has other Western books and stories
Available on Amazon.
My Turtle Trilogy
It was A Three-Turtle Summer- and Grace had to dump a man who her sister said was “meaner than a rattlesnake and dumber than adobe.” Women’s fiction.
As Brown As I Want, The Indianhead Diaries- “I don’t want to be dead, but what can I do? I’m just a little kid. If dad wants to kill me, he’ll kill me.” Suspense/Humor.
Custer & His Naked Ladies- Sometimes, Naked Ladies are just old women in capri pants, and Custer is just an ole yeller dog… Suspense/Humor/Romance.
All available on Amazon. Paperback & Kindle.
Click on each book for a free sample!
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The author outside the Joel Mc Crea Ranch
just before the Geronimo, Life on the Reservation show.
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Review of Geronimo, Life on the Reservation
Radomir Vojtech Luza, theatre critic, has written an incisive and comprehensive review of the Rudy Ramos show, Geronimo, Life on the Reservation playing on Saturday nights in January 30th and February 13,20, & 27 at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks,California.
I began researching this project in 2010 for Rudy Ramos, and have been honored to be a part of Rudy’s concept of the great Apache leader.
If you’re near Sherman Oaks, don’t miss it! Show starts at 8:00 PM! Tickets:
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New bookings for Geronimo!
Note: This is an old post. Since I wrote this, Rudy has taken his Geronimo show to many theatres, including The Joel & Frances McCrea Ranch in Thousand Oaks, CA and two shows during The Western legends Roundup and Film Festival.
Currently, he’s working on Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone that will premiere during Summer, 2018 on Paramount Cable.
2015
The Whitefire Theatre– Sheman Oaks, CA, every Sat. night from Jan. 3rd-Feb. 7th,
The High Chaparral Reunion, Casino del Sol, Tucson, AZ , March 21
Alburquerque, NM, March 28, 2015
Muskogee, OK, April 4th
Winnsboro, TX, April 11th & 12th
The Memphis Film Festival, June11-13
GERONIMO,
Life on the Reservation
Starring Rudy Ramos
Directed by Steve Railsback
Written by Janelle Meraz Hooper (Visit her website)
This is a story about the last 23 years of Geronimo’s life as a prisoner of war. It starts with his final surrender in 1886. After stops in Florida and Alabama prisons he was sent to his final stop at Ft. Sill Oklahoma where he spent the last 15 years of his life. It focuses on the resiliency, humor and genius of the great Apache warrior.
In this presentation, Geronimo cleverly evolves from a surrendered Indian leader into a celebrity and entrepreneur. Keenly aware of how to work the political system he joins the same church that Theodore Roosevelt belongs to and rides in his Inaugural Parade. Although he isn’t successful in getting everything he wants he certainly succeeds in making the best of his situation.
Geronimo was never beaten. He simply adapted to his present circumstances.
“To my knowledge no one in the history of American stage has ever played him or told his side of the story at this stage of his life. I am honored to play him and give him the voice he deserves… the voice he never had.” – Rudy Ramos
Tickets are now available through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com or call (800) 838-3006.
The show will play on Saturdays at 8:00 pm January 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 and February 07 at the Whitefire Theatre 13500 Ventura Boulevard Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 www.whitefiretheatre.com
Valet Parking is at the Boneyard Bistro 13539 Ventura Boulevard Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. It is 1/2 block west of the theatre.
Don’t miss this one-man show! Rudy does a wonderful job of portraying this multi-faced Native American. I thank Rudy from the bottom of my heart for the opportunity to work with him and Steve Railsback (Director) on this well-received performance! More information can be found on www.GeronimoLifeontheReservation.com/
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UPDATE! Geronimo is still exciting crowds! This August 25 & 26th, 2017, Rudy Ramos will bring two performances to the Western Legends Roundup and Film Festival. The Roundup runs from August 21-26th in Kenab, Utah. Tickets: Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, in Kenab, UT
Rudy Ramos’s portrayal of Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, has earned standing ovations after all of its performances in Tucson, Arizona; Winnsboro, Texas, and Lawton, Oklahoma! The link above will take you to the newest review!
Note: I am the playwright for the Geronimo, Life on the Reservation show. Click here to see my other books and stories! Janelle Meraz Hooper
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